The first written record of the village of Kozice is found in an Ottoman census from 1468.
The village of Kozice is located on the Dubrava Plateau, in Lower Herzegovina, a part of Eastern Herzegovina.
The average altitude is 350 meters, and the climate is Mediterranean.
The area of the village is 15 km².
The village is 12 km from the administrative center Stolac, 25 km from Čapljina, 18 km from Mostar Airport, 45 km from Neum, and 22 km from Mostar.
The oldest inhabitants of the village, now known as the Šakota family, were affected by the Turkish occupation. They originate from the indigenous Hrabren-Miloradović lineage.
In addition to the Šakota family, other Serbian families live in the village: Šotra (the birthplace of painters Branko and Milena Šotra, as well as director Zdravko Šotra), Ćorluka, Pudar, Čabrilo, Andrić, and one Croatian family, Goluža.
The villages of Kozice and Trijebanj were one village during the Turkish occupation. The church in Trijebanj was built and restored by the Hrabren-Miloradović lineage and their relatives, the Šakota family. The church is listed as a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was built in the 13th or 14th century.
The village consists of six hamlets: Kapovina, Glavica, Kuće, Hadžovina, Dudovine, and Kafa. The hamlets are connected by rural asphalt roads.
Before World War II, the village had 520 inhabitants (420 Serbs and 100 Croats). During the war, 100 Serbs and 22 Croats were killed. Just before the war from 1992 to 1995, the village had 72 houses with 192 inhabitants, but today only 23 residents remain. During the last war, all Serbian houses were burned, and some were additionally mined. In 1999, the restoration of Serbian houses began. Thirty-two houses were restored, while 28 remain in ruins. Croatian houses were not burned during the war.
The village of Kozice is located in the center of the Dubrava Plateau. The central part of the village represents a harmonious oasis, once consisting of cultivated fields, orchards, and vineyards, and today of flower meadows surrounded by deciduous forests.
On the edges of the village and in the distance are rocky areas covered with shrubs, hawthorn, and juniper. The village offers a clear view of the mountain and hill ranges: Hrgud, Žaba, Ćabulja, Velež, and Sitnica.
Visitors can walk from hamlet to hamlet via asphalt roads or explore the estates of local farmers. On the estate of the rural household “Zavičajna Kuća Šakota,” there is a natural trail through meadows and forests, 800 meters long. The village also has one household engaged in livestock farming with a flock of 100 sheep.